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Re: Three-year plan
Reply #30 - 06/21/16 at 20:41:54

Ruttly wrote on 06/21/16 at 05:51:03:

youngde811
Just want you to enjoy your bike and life now. Guess I flipped out alittle over the 3 year plan thing. I can be alittle rough around the edges at times. Ride that bike every chance you get short or long runs , day or night just ride. Percentage is always high in your first year of having a crash but it drops dramatically every year after that. So send us a post when you get somewhere. Don't forget the ENSURE, I like the chocolate one got hooked after a surgery , full of vitamins & proteins. CHEERS !

Will do Ruttly. And you're right about riding a lot and shortening the date of my planned trip. Thanks for encouragement!

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Flint Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks Alberta! Posts: 124	Re: Three-year plan Reply #31 - 06/21/16 at 21:20:43 youngde811, I wouldn't be too eager to start riding with big groups of bikes if you are fairly new to riding. Probably 1/2 of the motorcycle accidents around here involve someone getting tangled up with another bike during a group ride. I find 2 or 3 other riders to be plenty.
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Reply #32 - 06/21/16 at 22:33:01

Suzuki finally killed off the S series v twin cruisers a few years ago. Way beyond when they should have. The cartoon Intruders (700-1400) were pure unadulterated garbage. Buried carburetor and airbox for each cylinder. Need to clean a carb or change a jet, pull the engine. Hidden electrical switch, in the transmission, guaranteed to fail, pull the engine to find/change it. And hope against hope that you guessed right, there is a full 1/4 mile of wiring on those rolling abortions.

Have speed bumps in your area, the battery box gets high centered. Drags and gets torn apart. Changing the battery is about as easy as a do it yourself (while drunk) root canal.

The 800 came with fixed position handlebar-riser interface. Requires serious grinding to allow bar position changes or bar swap.

If you want a 1983 Honda Shadow that badly, buy one, as they were 10x the bike any year 700-1400 Intruder was.

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Re: Three-year plan
Reply #33 - 06/21/16 at 23:20:52

WD,

The most reliable bikes that I have ever owned were Honda Shadows.

Change the oil and tires every now and then and the spark plugs once every five years or so and just ride them.

I wish Honda made a big single in the Universal Japanese Motorcycle format with carburetion, a chain drive, a counter balanced engine and a center stand. If they liquid cooled it I wouldn't object. LOL Roll Eyes

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Re: Three-year plan
Reply #34 - 06/22/16 at 00:19:49

Not super experienced, but throwing my 2 cents to the topic.

I've had my S40 for 4 months now, and put about 800 miles on it. With no experienced before I spent the first month riding around my court for about a month, eventually to the market, home depot, accross the bridge, to work. Then one day I took off to the capital 100+ miles alone.

I ride it to work 2 to 3 days a week... and did a poker run (group run) where i found myself riding in the highway above 70, for the first time. And later on the same trip I rode in the rain (which sucks!)

Moral of the story, you will know when your ready. I made several mistakes, and learned by not repeating them.

Now I get on my bike and feel pretty comfortable understanding what is capable to my skills.

My plan is similar to yours, except that it relies more on a one to one year an a half.

p.s. I also joined an AMA motorcycle club which put me in a community surrounded by nutheads like me that love bike and riding.

...finally I agree, take short trips plan what you need to take, and what you need to do and look after... with time it will be second nature.

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